Nowadays, it doesn't seem like we can go very long without another tragic reminder of how gun violence continues to plague the country.
Whether it's the fact that children in school are getting enough active shooter training to be able to teach us what to do or the fact the U.S. is home to more mass shootings than most of us can keep track of, the way it has spun out of control has clearly affected our society deeply.
And since the constitutional issue of gun regulation remains so difficult to navigate, citizens are left to find their own means of protection from the real possibility of suddenly being shot.
And one Bay Area woman has seriously stepped up with a particularly ingenious one.